Monthly Archives: July 2009

Summer Storms

I was in Lantzville for the weekend and on Saturday night we had a crazy sunset followed by an even crazier lighting storm. Before the other weekends storm I can’t remember the last lighting storm so this has been a very lighting filled summer which mixed with our hot dry weather has not been good for our forests which all seem to be on fire.

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Sunset shortly before the lighting storm began.

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The beginnings of the the lighting storm.

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The lighting storm in full swing.

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Summer Time

Summer has arrived in Victoria, it has been very warm all week and the forecast is for more hot sun.

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Ashley enjoying a warm summer evening.

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Summer Lightning Storm

Well this weekend has had some interesting weather. On Saturday we had a pretty good lightning storm which is pretty rare here. I happened to be out at Clover point when it started so I was able to get a few photos. Who knew lighting is unpredictable and hard to shoot?

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The sun setting shortly before the lighting started.

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The following are a few attempts to catch the lighting that I still enjoyed even though the lightning did not cooperate.

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It was quite an amazing sight to see, I am really glad I decided to try to get one more shot before I left or I would have missed the display. Just goes to show you that you can never stay too late.

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Summer Oasis

On my way home from Nanaimo after spending the weekend their I decided to make a quick stop in at Niagara falls in Goldstream park.

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